Continents & Oceans
The largest continent by area and population
What is Asia?
Imaginary lines that run east-west around the globe
What are lines of latitude?
This part of a map explains the symbols used
What is the legend?
Topographic maps show natural features, elevation, and _____
What is relief?
The skill of aligning a map with the surrounding terrain
What is orienting a map?
The world's smallest continent by land area
What is Australia?
The imaginary line at 0o longitude that runs through Greenwich, England
What is the Prime Meridian?
Roads, buildings, and man-made features are usually this color
What is black?
Lines that connect points of equal elevation on a topographic map
What are contour lines?
A competitive form of land navigation using a map and a compass
What is orienteering?
The ocean that separates North & South America from Asia & Australia
What is the Pacific Ocean?
The grid system formed by latitude and longitude allows you to find this on Earth
What is any location or position?
A bar scale is used to measure this
What is distance?
Contour lines that are close together indicate this type of terrain
What is steep terrain?
To find your position using two or more known points
What is intersection?
This continent is mostly ice-covered and has the South Pole
What is Antarctica?
Latitude lines north of the equator define this hemisphere
What is the Northern Hemisphere?
This color shows elevation and relief features, like mountains
What is brown?
This is the vertical distance between contour lines on a map
What is the contour interval?
The worldwide radio-navigation system using satellites for precise locations
What is GPS (Global Positioning System)?
The longest river in the world is on this continent
What is Africa?
Longitude lines east of the Prime Meridian are in this hemisphere
What is the Eastern Hemisphere?
A collection of maps of regions, countries, or the world
What is an atlas?
Topographic maps are most commonly used in this field
What is the military?
On a military grid reference, you read coordinates in this order
What is RIGHT (Eastings), then UP (Northings)?